Daniele Primerano raised to 500 from middle position and Catalin Pop three-bet to 1,500 directly to his left. The action folded back around to Primerano who made the call.
The flop came and Primerano check-called a bet of 1,050 from Pop. The fell on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Primerano checked for the third time and Pop fired 3,200. Primerano threw in a chip to call and Pop tabled . Primerano tossed his cards away and Pop scooped up a pot.
There were three players in the hand with around 4,500 in the middle and the dealer fanned the flop of . The big blind checked and the player in middle position bet 2,200. Oleksandr Sadovyi called on the button and the big blind called as well.
The turn was the and the action was checked to Sadovyi who fired 6,200. The big blind folded but his other opponent called to see the hit the river. Both players checked and the player in middle position tabled . Sadovyi showed , turning two pair on his opponent and picking up the pot.
Players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 130 entries and 125 players remaining on Day 1A with late registration still available.
Andrej Desset was just seen making his way into the tournament area, and you could say he may be the favourite coming into this Main Event. Desset had an exceptional start to 2017, winning back to back partypoker Grand Prix Main Events in Vienna and here in Rozvadov for a total of over $200,000.
Desset also won the first WSOP Circuit ring event of this series, a €300 No Limit Hold'em tournament for his largest career cash of $111,084. Desset will be looking to continue his hot streak in this Main Event, leading up to the WSOP Europe beginning next week.
After a raise from middle position, Robert Gunter Jr called from the cutoff and the button re-raised to 1,550. The original raiser called as did Gunter Jr. The flop fell and the action was checked to the button who bet 2,500. The player in middle position check-raised to 5,500 and Gunter Jr called. The button also called and the rolled off on the turn.
The player in middle position checked again and Gunter Jr who fired out 10,000. The button folded and so did the player in middle position. Gunter Jr raked in the pot to sit on a comfortable stack as the first break approaches.
Rakesh Lalwani was spotted on his way out of the tournament area while former EPT Prague 4th place finisher Sergei Petrushevskii claimed the pot with for trips queens on a board of .
Another Russian could be heard screaming, and it was not of joy as Anatoly Korochenskiy lost a big pot to table neighbor Jesper Hansen. Both had previously clashed a few times already and this time it happened in a battle under the gun versus big blind.
Hansen defended his big blind and bet a flop of , Korochenskiy raised and Hansen called. On the turn, Hansen check-raised all in for 20,500 over the top of a bet of 6,000 by Korochenskiy and the latter called the shove for most of his stack with for two pair. Hansen had flopped a flush with and the river was a blank. "I gave you a flush draw," the Russian added in table chat.
Andre Difelice and Ivan Banic have been seen taking their seats recently. Difelice originally hails from Toronto, Ontario, Canada but has been a regular on the European tournament scene as of late.
With around 7,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Jaroslaw Sikora led out for 5,600 from the big blind and was called by his opponent in the hijack.
The turn brought the and Sikora checked to his opponent who fired 5,700. Sikora went into the tank for over two minutes before pushing all-in for 13,750. His opponent called and Sikora was in dire straits. He tabled but was up against the of his opponent.
The river landed the and Sikora hit a two-outer to double up. His opponent couldn't believe what happened and had a look of disgust on his face for the next few hands.
and Primerano check-called a bet of 1,050 from Pop. The 
fell on the turn and both players checked to the 
on the river. Primerano checked for the third time and Pop fired 3,200. Primerano threw in a chip to call and Pop tabled 
. Primerano tossed his cards away and Pop scooped up a pot.
. The big blind checked and the player in middle position bet 2,200. Oleksandr Sadovyi called on the button and the big blind called as well.
and the action was checked to Sadovyi who fired 6,200. The big blind folded but his other opponent called to see the 
hit the river. Both players checked and the player in middle position tabled 
. Sadovyi showed 
and the action was checked to the button who bet 2,500. The player in middle position check-raised to 5,500 and Gunter Jr called. The button also called and the 
rolled off on the turn. 
for trips queens on a board of 
, Korochenskiy raised and Hansen called. On the 
turn, Hansen check-raised all in for 20,500 over the top of a bet of 6,000 by Korochenskiy and the latter called the shove for most of his stack with 
for two pair. Hansen had flopped a flush with 
river was a blank. "I gave you a flush draw," the Russian added in table chat.
